Boeing 737-200 crash, May 22, 2001, Yellowknife
Boeing 737-200 accident on May 22, 2001 near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Incorrect bounced landing recovery,...
- Date: May 22, 2001
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Incorrect bounced landing recovery, with the nose pushed down so the aircraft landed nosewheel first, and a high sink rate in the flare that was not recognized in time. The captain had not completed a required line check.
First Air Flight 953 from Edmonton landed at Yellowknife with 98 passengers and six crew aboard. The aircraft bounced twice, and the captain pushed the nose down to stop further bouncing, so it landed on the nose gear first. The nose tire burst on a later touchdown, but no one was hurt.